The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, vaccination became a contested issue between politicians at both national and state levels as well as among the public, which became increasingly polarized over this matter. Across the country, a large number of bills were proposed in state legislat...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
De Gruyter
2023-12-01
|
| Series: | Open Health |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2023-0020 |
| _version_ | 1797354376013021184 |
|---|---|
| author | Viskupič Filip Liebl Zachary Wiltse David L. |
| author_facet | Viskupič Filip Liebl Zachary Wiltse David L. |
| author_sort | Viskupič Filip |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, vaccination became a contested issue between politicians at both national and state levels as well as among the public, which became increasingly polarized over this matter. Across the country, a large number of bills were proposed in state legislatures that had the potential to reduce vaccination rates. This short commentary mapped the growth of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern states: South Dakota and Minnesota. We documented the increased volume and scope of anti-vaccination bills and discussed the implications for politics, health, and society. More specifically, it is likely that similar anti-vaccination bills will be proposed in future legislative sessions, which will impose further challenges on public health officials seeking to restore the public’s trust in vaccines. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T13:49:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b1a41a31952f46fb8bd0802818a02d5f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2544-9826 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T13:49:33Z |
| publishDate | 2023-12-01 |
| publisher | De Gruyter |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Open Health |
| spelling | doaj.art-b1a41a31952f46fb8bd0802818a02d5f2024-01-16T07:18:55ZengDe GruyterOpen Health2544-98262023-12-014156510.1515/ohe-2023-0020The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and societyViskupič Filip0Liebl Zachary1Wiltse David L.2School of American and Global Studies, South Dakota State University, School of American & Global Studies-Box 2212, Brookings, South Dakota, 57006, USASchool of American and Global Studies, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USASchool of American and Global Studies, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, USADuring the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, vaccination became a contested issue between politicians at both national and state levels as well as among the public, which became increasingly polarized over this matter. Across the country, a large number of bills were proposed in state legislatures that had the potential to reduce vaccination rates. This short commentary mapped the growth of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern states: South Dakota and Minnesota. We documented the increased volume and scope of anti-vaccination bills and discussed the implications for politics, health, and society. More specifically, it is likely that similar anti-vaccination bills will be proposed in future legislative sessions, which will impose further challenges on public health officials seeking to restore the public’s trust in vaccines.https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2023-0020covid-19anti-vaccination legislationsouth dakotaminnesota |
| spellingShingle | Viskupič Filip Liebl Zachary Wiltse David L. The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society Open Health covid-19 anti-vaccination legislation south dakota minnesota |
| title | The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society |
| title_full | The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society |
| title_fullStr | The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society |
| title_short | The rise of anti-vaccination legislation in two Midwestern US states: Implications for politics, policy, and society |
| title_sort | rise of anti vaccination legislation in two midwestern us states implications for politics policy and society |
| topic | covid-19 anti-vaccination legislation south dakota minnesota |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/ohe-2023-0020 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT viskupicfilip theriseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety AT lieblzachary theriseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety AT wiltsedavidl theriseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety AT viskupicfilip riseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety AT lieblzachary riseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety AT wiltsedavidl riseofantivaccinationlegislationintwomidwesternusstatesimplicationsforpoliticspolicyandsociety |